We came upon Anas b. Malik after the Zuhr prayer. He stood for saying the 'Asr prayer. When he became free from praying, we mentioned to him about observing prayer in its early period or he himself mentioned it. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: This is how hypocrites pray, this is how hypocrites pray, this is how hypocrites pray: He sits (watching the sun), and when it becomes yellow and is between the horns of the devil, or is on the horns of the devil, he rises and prays for rak'ahs quickly, remembering Allah only seldom during them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 413)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يَجْلِسُ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا اصْفَرَّتِ الشَّمْسُ وَكَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ الشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ عَلَى قَرْنِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَ أَرْبَعًا لَا يَذْكُرُ اللهَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not inform you about the prayer of the hypocrite? He leaves the 'Asr prayer until it is between the horns of the devil, or on the horns of the devil, then he performs it quickly like the pecking of a rooster. He does not mention Allah in it except a little."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ الْمُنَافِقِ يَدَعُ الْعَصْرَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ عَلَى قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَهَا نَقَرَاتِ الدِّيكِ لَا يَذْكُرُ اللهَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

[AI] Falasi yatumā fī al-ḥujra fafaraghna waṭawwala huwa thumma insarafa ilaynā fakāna awwala mā kallamana bihi an qāla qāla rasūlullāh ﷺ "tilka ṣalātu al-munāfiqīna yumhilu aḥaduhum ḥattā iḍā kānat al-shamsu 'alā qarneyi al-shayṭān qaama fanaqara arba'an lā yaẓkuru Allāha fīhā illā qalīlā".

فَصَلِّيَا عِنْدَكُمَا فِي الْحُجْرَةِ فَفَرَغْنَا وَطَوَّلَ هُوَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا كَلَّمَنَا بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يُمْهِلُ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَ أَرْبَعًا لَا يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Shall I not inform you about the prayer of the hypocrites? They delay the 'Asr prayer until it is between the horns of the devil, or on the horns of the devil, then they perform it hastily like the pecking of a rooster. They do not mention Allah in it except a little."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ؟ يَدَعُ الْعَصْرَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ عَلَى قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَ كَنَقَرَاتِ الدِّيكِ لَا يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِيهِنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا»

[AI] "Fasalliya 'indana fil-hujrati fafaraghna wa tawwala huwa wansarafa ilayna, fakana awalama kallamana bihi an qala innarasulullahi salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala "Tilka salatu al-munafiqein, yaq'udu ahaduhum hatta izakanta 'ala qarni ash-shaytani aw bayna qarnayi ash-shaytani qama fanakra arba'an, la yadhkuru Allah fiha illa qaleela."

In English, it translates to: "He prayed with us in the room, then he finished and lengthened his stay, and finally he turned towards us. The first thing he said to us was that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'That is the prayer of the hypocrites. One of them sits until it is almost time for the prayer to end, then he quickly stands up and makes four quick rak'ahs, in which he hardly remembers Allah.'"

فَصَلِّيَا عِنْدَنَا فِي الْحُجْرَةِ فَفَرَغْنَا وَطَوَّلَ هُوَ وَانْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا كَلَّمَنَا بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يَقْعُدُ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ عَلَى قَرْنِ الشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيِ الشَّيْطَانِ قَامَ فَنَقَرَ أَرْبَعًا لَا يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا»

"تِلْكَ صَلاةُ المنافقينَ، يَجْلِسُ يرْقُبُ الشَّمْسَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ بَيْنَ قَرْنَى الشَّيْطَان قام فَنَقَرَهَا أرْبَعًا، لا يَذْكُر اللَّه فيها إِلَّا قَلِيْلًا".